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Offline cyrusbrooks

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Screaming students, losing your voice and your vocal Health
« on: October 07, 2015, 02:10:51 PM »
Have you ever lost your voice or become a bit hoarse in class? I'd like to hear what teachers have to say.

I've started to do two things about it. First, a voice saver from the National Center for Voice & Speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xYDvwvmBIM

Second, warming the voice daily before class with vocal exercises. These are the same exercises singers use.

The National Institute of Health recommends vocal training for teachers (http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/pages/takingcare.aspx).

Here's an example of a vocal warmup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrIeuHWke9o

What do you think?
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Offline Littobubbo

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Re: Screaming students, losing your voice and your vocal Health
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2015, 12:32:28 AM »
I just have a mic. It saved my life.
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Offline Paul

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Re: Screaming students, losing your voice and your vocal Health
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2015, 03:38:12 PM »
Lower your voice to a quiet conversational level when not performing drills/demonstrations. It's winter, it's dry, you're probably as overcaffeinated as I am. Don't let some brats damage your health by speaking over you.
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Re: Screaming students, losing your voice and your vocal Health
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2015, 10:16:47 AM »
I follow the idea that if you leave the class with your voice hoarse or throat sore then you are doing something wrong in class.

Is it because you are yelling at students? (you shouldn't need to) Yelling to get attention? (find a better method or attention getter or strategy).  Is it because you are talking a lot (again, you shouldn't be, in a student-centered classroom).

If it's not related to illness or similar, I use the time that my throat hurts as a reminder that next lesson I need to reinforce my expectations and be more strict with my behavior management.
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